The Albuquerque Police Department chief presented the officers involved in last July's Emcore shooting with the medal of valor on Friday.Last summer, gunman Robert Reza rushed into Emcore and opened fire. It was a moment frozen in time for those who were there and those who responded to the terrifying scene.Nine months later, the officers who were first at the scene were honored for their bravery.Reza killed two people and then himself. Shortly after the rampage, the APD officers involved spoke to Action 7 News."When I arrived, I was scared. I was really, really scared," said Officer Eric Martinez. "I searched buildings for bad guys with other officers in the dark alley ways. I've been in fights. I've been shot at. Nothing compares to how scared I was."Officer Frank Tillman said what he saw that day still impacts him, but he has grown as an officer."A few weeks after, I was still dealing with it, and now I'm OK with it and everything," he said. "It's surreal."The medal of valor has been given out fewer than a dozen times in APD's history.All of the officers involved said the training they received in the academy helped them respond to the situation.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

The Albuquerque Police Department chief presented the officers involved in last July's Emcore shooting with the medal of valor on Friday.

Last summer, gunman Robert Reza rushed into Emcore and opened fire. It was a moment frozen in time for those who were there and those who responded to the terrifying scene.

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Nine months later, the officers who were first at the scene were honored for their bravery.

Reza killed two people and then himself. Shortly after the rampage, the APD officers involved spoke to Action 7 News.

"When I arrived, I was scared. I was really, really scared," said Officer Eric Martinez. "I searched buildings for bad guys with other officers in the dark alley ways. I've been in fights. I've been shot at. Nothing compares to how scared I was."

Officer Frank Tillman said what he saw that day still impacts him, but he has grown as an officer.

"A few weeks after, I was still dealing with it, and now I'm OK with it and everything," he said. "It's surreal."

The medal of valor has been given out fewer than a dozen times in APD's history.

All of the officers involved said the training they received in the academy helped them respond to the situation.